University Teaching & Learning

ProfDip University Teaching & Learning
Graduate Taught (level 9 nfq, credits 30)

The Professional Diploma University Teaching & Learning is a professional qualification in university teaching and learning. The Professional Diploma is offered to faculty who have completed the Professional Certificate in University Teaching and Learning and who would like to undertake two further modules for the award of a Professional Diploma, which carries a credit volume of 30 ECTS. For more information please contact teachingandlearning@ucd.ie or telephone 716 8732

- Taught by experienced academic staff

- Research-informed and experiential approaches to developing your repertoire of teaching, learning and assessment strategies

- Learn about creative approaches to teaching through discussion with your peers

- Participants will engage in active, discursive and collaborative learning approaches. The emphasis is on critically reflecting on one's own practice to plan, implement and review new teaching and learning initiatives in disciplinary contexts.

Vision and Values Statement
The Professional Diploma in University Teaching and Learning offers academic staff a professional qualification in university teaching and learning. It will equip participants with the knowledge and skills to provide effective high quality educational experiences for their students. It values academic rigour and practice relevance. It therefore uses research-led and evidence - based approaches to address contemporary issues and challenges in higher education. The emphasis is on critically reflecting on one's own practice to plan, implement and review new teaching and learning initiatives in disciplinary contexts.

It aims to provide a learning environment where participants will engage in active, discursive and collaborative learning approaches. A key feature of the programme is learning from peers in collegial interdisciplinary groups.

Programme Outcomes
By the end of the Professional Diploma in University Teaching and Learning you will be able to;

Demonstrate a systematic understanding of teaching and learning issues in higher education as informed by current research

Critically differentiate between a range of teaching and learning approaches

Creatively adapt teaching and learning strategies to specific disciplinary requirements

Take a leadership role in designing and organising curriculum initiatives at school/programme level

Integrate a range of teaching and learning technologies to enhance teaching and learning approaches

Analyse teaching evaluations to devise, implement and reflect on future actions

Disseminate new teaching and learning case studies

Develop scholarship and research in the area of teaching and learning

Stage 1 - Option
Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education UTL40140
Becoming a Better University Teacher UTL40180
Promoting student engagement through the application of technology to develop active learning UTL40190
Designing Curricula UTL40200
Getting Published in Teaching UTL40240
Teaching Across Cultures UTL40250

Entry to the Professional Certificate and the Certificate of Continuing Professional Development is open to faculty and academic related staff who are;

1) currently teaching in higher education (i.e. within a university or at NFQ level 7 or above).

2) in an active teaching role including design, delivery and assessment of modules

3) undertaking a significant teaching commitment, defined as a minimum of 2 hours teaching per week per semester or 48 hours over the course of the academic year.

Professional staff who teach as part of their brief and meet criteria 1, 2 and 3 above may apply for the programme and will be considered on a case by case basis.

Please note that the Professional Certificate and the Certificate of Continuing Professional Development are not suitable for tutors or postdoctoral and research fellows. UCD Teaching and Learning offers the module University Teaching and Learning for Tutors, Demonstrators and TAs (UTL40230) and the University Teaching & Learning Practice seminar series. In the exceptional circumstances where a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (level 2) is approved as module coordinator by Academic Council (or its relevant subcommittee) and has completed the Seminar Series for Post Doctoral Researcher Fellows they are eligible to apply to the programmes. It will be a requirement on the part of the applicant to present evidence to support these criteria.

The final decision on eligibility of all candidates will be made by the Board of Studies on the recommendation of the Programme Director.

How to apply?
Entry to the Professional Diploma is permissable on successful completion of the Professional Certificate University Teaching and Learning. Please contact teachingandlearning@ucd.ie for further information.

4 Years Part-Time.